The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25
PASSING AN OUTPOST.
A FEDERAL SCOUT CAUGHT BY
THE coNFEDERATEs.

Making Slow Progress on Hands and
Knccs'-.ittac!c,l by an Emragcl Mother.
In Il Scrapo--Caught by the Enemy.
Libby Prison.
While Sheridan and EARLY faced each other
i'll the noighlorhool of Winchester there werc
times when the respective r!",:..ts traded to.
bacco and newspapers, and other times when
they shot to kill each other. | was On picl;et
duty up to twenty four hours before the bat
tie opened, and tho reason did not assist in
driving Early beyond V inchcster was Duct n
singular cause. The willy Confederate cl.icf,ain
knr" that wo contemplated some movement
and there was al aggressive spirit all around
the front. His scouts were pushing mp to our
lines after information, and it was plain that
he did not intend to be caught mapping
Two days before the battle, | heng then
with tn" reserve picket at the front. tl.rcc of
us were detailed or ordered TO push forward
hey"n! the outpostS i'll the direction of where
the C"nic'lrratcs were supposed to lie throw.
ing up rarthworks. We took different ,li-
rertions from the start, but all had tho cove,
OF tho woods. Til" Confederate OUTPOST was
not more than musISct shot from my pon. of
departure, and the hour was . o'clock i'm In,
afternoon. | WAS to go as near us possible
pass tho outpost il | could. 1t was probable
lhIt Confederate scouts wcrc thick enough
along tho front, and | figured that nv
chances for securing information were not
half ns good ns my chances for being kuocl,,d d
over or made prisoner
Before L was II stones throw from the
Union outpost was on my hands and knees
and carefully making my way forward |
dld not care SD much for the outpost, for lc
would have permanent place, hut the Con
Tolerate scouts would he moving here aud
there, and they were as crafty us Indians.
got along much better than nnticipatrd
however. | crcpt within sixty feet of the ont
pest, who Was leaning on his gun and sluol,.
ing his pipe, and had passed him bv .U.
feet, and was ilanking an old log, when, Il,
turned thc end Of it, | came full upon IL sow
with five or six pigs. All wero lying down
ana seemingly asleep except ono little pig.
They were between the two armies, and prob.
ably belonged to Sumc farmer who had a
guard about his premises. Tho g,lald ha,
probably trcn withdrawn that day, or Had
brc"n" Negligent and allowed Til" pgs H.
wander away. The old one had rooted over
lii%c space of ground l,cforc ahe lay down,
and III" little ones wcro covered with u.u,l
from snout to tail
The instant | turned the log the sipal,
wakeful pig saw mo and raised II clattr,
which started Tn" rest up, and then was in
sclalc. The little oiu,s would have run
away, but the old one didn't propose To I.l,
up with the intrusion. She blistlol w and
rushed around and made such Il noise thut
knew th" attention of the Conf,lcrnte ont.
post would he attracted. drew back behii,
tho log, but my apparent r"wn'r'Iico c,lrage
the hog, and | had to leap to my feet an,
seize club to prevent her attacking me
Had she left mo then might have got out Of
tho trouble, but sho would not 20. She Eep
melnclng me SO vigorously that | had te
stand ON the defensive, and was on tho 10.
and waving the club at her when half dnm.r
Confr'rrates came running up through tn,
woods and was made Prisoner 1t was b;l,
enough to he captured, but they glycl III,
numerically about the way Of it, and wa
only too glad when | wa, sent back to tLci
main line TO bcpacked oil to Libby prison.
Detroit Free Press